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The Met  -v-  Illegal E-Bikes

https://news.met.police.uk/pressreleases/met-seizes-dozens-of-illegal-e-bikes-in-continued-crackdown-3435532Where are they coming from?  Perhaps there should be stronger regulations about bringing them into the country/putting them on the streets and pavements instead of having to play catch up because they have not been registered and licensed as the motorbikes that they are.

Philippa Bond ● 4d17 Comments

“ There's plenty of this online.”So what! It’s their job. It’s what they signed up for. It’s what police around the world do. It’s what they get paid for. To uphold the law - not to be too scared to confront the lawbreakers. For Heavens sake. You really are a snowflake aren’t you!  Is this what UK Law and Order has come to?

Steve Taylor ● 1h

(for balance, I looked for police officer injured by bicyclist but couldn't find anything, motor vehicles appear to be the common denominator here, I did find a story about two police officers sanctioned for _running over a cyclist_ after they *threw some litter*, bloody cyclists)

Paul James ● 3h

There's plenty of this online.Just to point out it's not a simple case of walking up to somebody in or on a motor vehicle and asking them to stop."Police officer suffers broken leg after being hit by e-scooter in north west London"https://news.sky.com/story/police-officer-suffers-broken-leg-after-being-hit-by-e-scooter-in-north-west-london-12369394"Met Police officer seriously injured after driver mounts pavement as London manhunt launched"https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/met-police-officer-seriously-injured-33427118"Hunt launched for Doncaster e-bike riders who knocked down police officer"https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/hunt-launched-for-doncaster-e-bike-riders-who-knocked-down-police-officer/ar-AA1XOGsi

Paul James ● 3h

LOL!

Keith Iddon ● 4h

Armchair warriers do seem to forget that simply asking somebody to stop who's on or in any motor vehicle can be an extremly risky thing to do given the person autoamtically has a potentially lethal weapon on them.

Paul James ● 4h

The Met v Illegal E bikes? My money's on the bikes.

Keith Iddon ● 5h

Oh what rubbish you spew out!

Steve Taylor ● 10h

Brits don't usually send out for "an English" and you can't tell the nationality of riders in helmets and riding gear so you are just making assumptions.

Philippa Bond ● 10h

“you would see all those others on the roads and pavements lacking in cycling skills and knowledge of the Highway Code and UK law.”That’s exactly my point. The people I see ignoring the Highway Code as (soon as they are on two wheels) are in the main 30 to 40 year old Lycra clad white males.  Donning the Lycra seems to bring out the arrogance and entitlement to break the law. The people I see riding on pavements or swerving amongst traffic on e-bikes or mopeds with L plates are usually fast food delivery drivers, normally Middle Eastern or Asian, with no respect for our Laws and a dogged determination to promote their third world values and lawlessness in our towns and cities.

Steve Taylor ● 2d

If you weren't so fixated on one particular group you would see all those others on the roads and pavements lacking in cycling skills and knowledge of the Highway Code and UK law.The Councils offer free cycling instruction and today I saw people with bikes queuing up to get them checked over in Acton.

Philippa Bond ● 2d

“ Boundaries are often just seen as something to be challenged.”Yep, and UK Boundaries are being challenged every day by illegal immigrants who then challenge our Highway Code to the limit.

Steve Taylor ● 3d

No Steve, not that simple at all.Anybody can ride these bikes if and when they are available.  How many children watch/are allowed to watch/are encouraged to watch videos that are rated above their age - or do anything else underage? Boundaries are often just seen as something to be challenged. Sometimes no harm comes from this or seems to come from this and it is no problem sometimes good, but sometimes bad.I've seen teenagers with pillion passengers on these riding along pavements and cutting through parks weaving fast in, out and around and  through park users of all ages and then disappearing  off along canal and river towpaths.

Philippa Bond ● 3d

Illegal immigrants ride illegal e-bikes. Simple solution.

Steve Taylor ● 4d

Yes, I saw one today which was being loaded with what looked like take-away food and wondered about exactly that.

Philippa Bond ● 4d

I recall an aquaintance of mine got caught in a police trap and they said his car wasn't fit to be used on the road and they said he couldn't drive it home.He was there with about 10 other drivers and three pick up trucks that had come to get them were also found to be illegal. He said several companies he called to come get his car even just point blank refused when he told them why he was asking.Priorities.

Paul James ● 4d

>Perhaps there should be stronger regulations about bringing them into the country/putting them on the streets and pavementsThis is happening, slowly.As usual main culprits are companies not checking the people they are "employing" are complying with the law.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/16/take-urgent-action-to-slow-sales-of-and-dangerous-ebikes-says-group-of-mps-and-peers

Paul James ● 4d

52 captured in 2 days is pathetic!If they set up in Hounslow Borough they’d catch hundreds!

Steve Taylor ● 4d